At the first sense of danger, it is human instinct to look at the person you love the most. Inside you automatically developes an invincible and unknown fear of their loss or harm and hence, you instinctively look their way. Perhaps it's the last look you'll give to them, or maybe you intend to make the last promise to them with your heart. Such was the case for the lovebirds in the house, after hearing the voice that forced fear down their whole beings, a voice that recalled bad memories for them and a voice that was a pain in their arse. Halil's hand held onto Zeynep's hand like there was no tomorrow, as their hearts pounded from fear, their eyes turned to each other wearing passionate looks of love. Was this finally going to be that moment they've been mentioning about? Was it already time for them to finally die together as promised?

After all, all love stories no matter how great they are, all have an ending. Unfortunately, by the looks of the situation, Zeynep and Halil Ibrahim look to be destined to be among those that don't have a 'happily ever after', instead, they have a 'live and die together' kind of end. Not a sad ending, since the most important thing is, none of them will leave the pain of loving in loving memory... After a minute of their eyes meeting, they simultaneously turn their eyes towards the light. The others were also terrified out of their bodies, it was inevitable because so suddenly, a happy moment turned sour.

"Halil Ibrahim, could you please open the gate for me..." the voice commands. This person surely came there prepared, commanding Halil to open the door definitely meant he brought several men and was planning on surrounding and outnumbering them.

Oguz looks at Halil and tilts his head slightly, they both know how these things work. If ever anything goes wrong, the casualties might adjust to their side as well, which was not even an option. Half of their hearts were present on their side and loosing any of them meant loosing a part of themselves. On top of that, their identities were not under any circumstances supposed to be reveal yet. They couldn't make any plans or plot on how to escape with the others present let alone with the enemy watching. As it stands, Halil was supposed to come up with something all by himself. Zeynep was worried to death, she held both Halil's hands with her small wrists which were clearly overpowered and almost over stretched. It looked like she was already tearing up while she stared at Halil. She knew about the fearlessness and selflessness of the man she loved, she knew he'd walk into fire without a second of thinking provided there was someone that needed saving.

Zeynep looks at Halil while shaking her head, as a sign for him, she wishes he not step outside fearing for his life. What if the moment he walks out, the crazy man orders for him to be shot? Or do worse than just shooting him. In Zeynep's head played several of these scenarios and as they progressed, her fear intensified.

"I won't let you step outside..." Zeynep cries in an angry tone.

"It'll be fine Zeynep, I'll just open the gate for him. In fact, your clothes are still in the car, I'll have to go and grab them as well..." Halil assures.

"Do you think I care about clothes right now?" Zeynep asks in anger, this has always been a problem for them. Halil Ibrahim never cared about his life, he always thought he was indisposable even after declaring his love to Zeynep. However, the moment him and Zeynep decided to be a couple, his life siezed to be his alone.

Just as how he wishes Zeynep to be safe and sound, Zeynep also wishes the same for him.

"Do you have no consideration for me, Halil Ibrahim? Why, why do you always leave me behind and chase after death? Do I have no meaning in your life at all?" Zeynep cries in despair. Her eyes burning with anger and fear as she repremands Halil of the mistake he keeps on repeating over and over again.

"You are the only meaningful thing in my life Zeynep," Halil says as he caressed Zeynep's angry face. He takes her hand and they walk just a distance away from the others. He looks her in the eyes and continues, "If we get out of this- no... when we get out of this, I want you to marry me Zeynep. For real this time, I want us to live our lives to the fullest, I want us to leave here and build a life away from all this because now I know. Actually, I've known it for a long time, that without you... my life has no direction."

"Why do we always..." Zeynep chokes up a bit, she's so afraid that words won't come out of her mouth. The tears she was almost holding back now find their way down her cheeks. She sobs bitterly as she engulfs herself into Halil's arms and they hug tightly.

"Shshsshh..." Halil comforts Zeynep, " I want to give you a full life, you are my only love Zeynep. It's that same love that'll keep me safe when I step outside. It's this love that'll make me fight to get back to you. I will make sure that I return this body, heart and mind all safe back to you."

Zeynep pulls away from the hug slightly, she gazes in Halil's eyes intensely then says, "I won't be able to live if you die... I'll follow you wherever you are Halil Ibrahim... even to death... Do you hear me?" Zeynep says in a trembling voice while she stamps on Halil's chest.

" Let's not think about death just yet, we have a whole life to live, ok? Come here..." Halil says as he pulls Zeynep back into his arms. He hugs her pushing her head gently to his heart letting Zeynep hear his heartbeat. Halil also feared the unknown, he had no idea what the crazy man outside would do to him. In other words, he couldn't guarantee his safety and he might not even be able to fulfill all the promises he made to Zeynep.

"I don't understand, why can't we just escape from the secret passage?!" EdaNur exclaims. This draws the attention of Halil and Zeynep, they slowly look towards EdaNur and the others.

"Here's the thing, you guys will leave through the passage with Oguz. I'll go open the gate which will distract them so you guys can get out. In short, I'll be waiting for you to save me this time..." Halil explains as both him and Zeynep walk back to the group.

"That's a terrible plan..." Oguz interrupts, "It's suicide..."

"Oguz, you have to make sure they all get to safety... Then you can come for me. I'll buy you enough time..."

"Halil Ibrahim, please let's all go through the secret passage..." Zeynep begs as she holds both Halil's hands. She looks upto Halil and Halil looks down at her.

Halil touching Zeynep's hair he speaks, "My love, don't worry, I won't do anything that'll cost me my life. Make sure you stay behind Oguz ok... He'll protect you with his life..." He then asks the others to follow Oguz as well and protect each other. One by one they head towards the dungeon, Zeynep is the last one to follow. She walks while looking back at Halil reluctant to leave him alone. She walks with her head bent down and her shoulders low, the steps she takes get even heavier for her to move. It's like a weight was loaded on her shoulders but it's almost impossible for her to carry it alone. Halil also puts on a brave front so she doesn't worry, however, his heart breaks with every step Zeynep takes away from him. It hasn't even been a day since they reunited yet he has to stand there and watch her walk away. "What if this is the last time he'll see her? What if he doesn't get to say what he's been dying to say all this time? Is he really going to let her leave just like that?" Halil wonders.

The moment Zeynep was about to make her final step to finally be out of Halil Ibrahim's sight she suddenly saw her body twirl from someone's pull. She instantaneously saw herself caught in Halil's arms, her heart almost came out from her mouth at that very moment. Her breathe was uneven and her hair messy from the sudden turn. She finally stands straight after a second of recovery however, Halil attacks again with an unforseen kiss. Zeynep felt his uneven breathe brush her face as Halil closed in for the kiss.

He had his eyes firmly closed and a tight grip on Zeynep's waist. Zeynep seeing that also slowly closed her eyes and they both digested the kiss. This time it was different, they weren't parting but being forcefully separated. This kiss might as well be their last one and therefore in order to tell each other how much their love meant to each other, they kissed like there was no tomorrow.

"I love you so much Zeynep..." he pauses...

"I don't think I've loved or will ever love like I do now." Halil confesses.

"I love you too Halil Ibrahim... I've always loved you." Zeynep replies with a confession as well.

Confessions that they've both never made to each other since they decided to actually make their marriage real. It was as if they were in a one sided relationship where the words 'I love you' were used for security. Halil Ibrahim and Zeynep were not your typical couples, phrases like 'I love you' and ' I like you' only resided in their hearts and only in emergencies were they allowed out of their lips. Twenty years apart trained them to hold their love deep in their hearts and appreciate companionship. This is also one of the reasons why they were perfectly fine playing married without crossing any lines. Love to them has always been a dream and it'll all be well if no one wakes them up from their dream. Also, even if what they were living was a dream, it wouldn't hurt that much when they wake up. However, just as they were forced to dig up their deeply hidden feelings a year ago, today, they were also pushed to confess their feelings to each other. This way, they can die peacefully and free from any regrets whatsoever.

Halil proceeded with smooches all over Zeynep's face, then says, " You need to stay alive for me..."

"You need to die only with me..." Zeynep responds, "Let's die together Halil Ibrahim, you are not allowed to die before me."

"And you need to live for me, if you live then I also have a reason to fight for life. I won't allow you to die before me..." Halil says.

They are finally willing to let each other go, Zeynep takes steps forward while Halil still holds her hand. Before her hand slips away from his, he says, "Zeynep, I'll definitely return to you... just wait for me..."

Zeynep finally walks away holding herself from crying out loud. Halil waits till she's not in his sight anymore then turns towards the door. Today wasn't the day to die for him, he needs to survive not for his sake but for Zeynep who's only just wished for one thing, having her husband safe and sound with her. He walks out of the house determined to overcome everything and finally rid their lives off of this threat.

He opens the front door and sees the giant torch directed towards the house. He slowly walks to the gates and finally opens them. In front of him are several cars, he steps aside and in they enter one car after another. He takes a glimpse inside and he counts 5 men in each car, they are all armed and had put on gears and bullet proofs. In the middle was a car of different model, it was a black Mercedes Benz. It's windows were tinted but the light reflected in and Halil saw a reflection of a man in the back seat. It looked like that man was their boss, it looked like he was wearing a suit and had no gun on him. Halil couldn't quite take a good look at the man since the cars were moving. When the last car made it's entrance, Halil closes the gates and throws the remote control to the ground and stamps on it so hard he breaks it.

One of the guys comes while pointing his gun to him and asks for the remote control of the gate, he sarcastically shows him the remains on the ground then wears a smirk on his face.

"Oops..." Halil Ibrahim says.

"Leave it..." The man walks out of the car and says. His back facing Halil Ibrahim, he slightly fixes his suit then turns to Halil. He wore sunglasses and a three piece suit comprised of a white shirt, a blue tie, blue trouser, half-coat and a coat. He also had long hair neatly combed and brown shoes on. He walked extremely dignified approaching Halil with a smile on his face.

"We haven't officially met, I'm Ali..." Ali extends his hand to Halil Ibrahim for a handshake. Halil looks at him straight in the eyes then shakes his hand and also puts a smile on his face.

"Halil Ibrahim, nice meeting you Ali..." Halil responds with his head held high. Ali let's out a slight laughter then turns around looking at the house and the compound.

" Nice house, perfect for you... it even has a secret passage..." He turns to Halil clapping his hands, " You thought I wouldn't know about the passage, didn't you? (he pouts) Well, I've been following you guys for a long time, so I know everything about you Halil Ibrahim. Even your little secret, no, it's not little, it's THE secret."

Halil had clasped his fists from anger, he wished to jump at him and break his neck once and for all but stopped himself. He didn't want to make any mistakes which could lead to unforseen results.

"Before we lit that light, I ordered some of my men to guard the exit for the secret passage for security reasons. I actually wanted to blow it up but I thought it'd be too extreme even for me..." Ali continues.

"Where are they?" Halil asks.

"I know, Halil and Zeynep shouldn't stay apart so I'll let you meet your love... but I have to punish you for breaking the remote don't you think?" Ali explains...

"What punishment?" Halil asks anxiously, it was not clear what Ali would do. There's so much Halil had to lose and he couldn't afford to lose any of the people in that house.

"Hey, bring them in please..." Ali orders one of his men.

"Right away sir..." One man responded. He ran into the house and the guys were brought in, Oguz had been shot in the leg and blood had smeared all over his trousers from his leg. EdaNur had blood on her hands from holding Oguz's wound and preventing further blood loss. The others were pushed and made to kneel right in front of Halil's eyes. Zeynep looked straight into his Halil's eyes, she was so afraid but Halil's eyes relieved her of some fear. Ali takes four guns then hands them to four of his men.

"Let's punish Halil Ibrahim for his wrong doing..." Ali says out loud, " Here are the rules, only one gun has a bullet in it. I forgot which it was." He laughs while scratching the back of his head. Some men approach Halil then pin him down to the ground on Ali's orders. " Anyways I'll check one of them so that our beautiful Zeynep doesn't die from my ignorance." He says.

"Let go..." Halil growls, " You are a coward, why don't you face me head on if you are man enough..."

"What? Do you think am stupid..." Ali laughs, " You'll definitely kill me, plus if I kill you, I won't get to stay alive as well. You have this strong people backing you and my money isn't enough to buy them all off. Anyways, you guys will try shooting with these guns and one guy or girl that is... who ran out of luck, will unfortunately drop dead today. I suggest you start saying your prayers."

Halil fought tofree himself but there were so many men holding him down. He got filled with anger as he saw how the blood streamed down to his direction.